Total Crime Rate

146.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 146.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 108.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.9 10/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dawtrie Street area has the 44th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 290th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dawtrie Street (WF10 3NF) in the last 12 months was 146.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% higher than the Airedale and Ferry Fryston average (128.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 108.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dawtrie Street (WF10 3NF), the main crime hotspot is near Dawtrie Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dawtrie Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnside Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnside Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Fairfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crewe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crewe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendal Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Poppy Fields Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windermere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Green Under investigation

Data Sources

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